Invaders? Saviors?

This person must unconditionally trust himself and also unconditionally obey his orders.

If you want to achieve your goals quickly and easily, your biological bloodline is undoubtedly a very good choice.

That's how the Goradya Project came about.

[Governor Hratya, do you wish to combine the unknown gene fragment with your egg cell? Based on the number of cells you have provided so far, you have only four attempts. If it fails, you will need to provide the same number of samples again.]

Hratya ignored the mechanical prompt and said, "Continue."

With the sound of machinery operating, the gene fragments extracted from the Seed quickly combined with her egg cell.

As expected, within just two hours, all the egg cells used as experimental carriers were ruined, and only one successfully fertilized.

Even this successful sample cannot be cultured in vitro at all; in fact, judging from the experimental results, it does not even qualify for in vivo culture.

Although she did not conduct the experiment herself, Hratya could conclude from the gene expression that the last sample was definitely not suitable for in vivo cultivation.

This is similar to genetic testing.

As the man said, even if those six cells successfully developed in his body, what would emerge would be nothing more than a bloody, mangled seaweed.

Huang Cao naturally knew that the Seed that had been transformed from its own hair were currently lying in Hratya's laboratory.

Even the only successful sample was only possible because he had just granted access.

"Can we only use Sea Creatures? Which kind of creature?"

The thought of such a monster's genes taking root and sprouting inside her stomach made Hratya feel nauseous.

In the past, she would have chosen a strong male as her experimental subject.

But now, she was deeply impressed by the power of the Huang Cao, and even felt fear.

Because of the Great Silence that occurred six months ago, several Sea Creatures with branches growing on their heads almost wiped out Sargol's army.

If such powerful strength could be put to my use

Unfortunately, we failed again today.

Moreover, there is a limit to the number of times it can be used; however, the three Seed provided by that bastard can indeed extract cell samples without any limit.

However, Hratya's body cannot be extracted multiple times, both in terms of physical damage and complexity.

The Seed provided by Huang Cao are indeed physical plant Seed; you only need to scrape off the debris with tweezers.

However, the reproductive cells in Hratya's body cannot be obtained by simply scraping them; she only has a few hundred chances in her lifetime, not to mention that extraction itself is harmful to her body.

Of course, if Master Huang could also provide his reproductive cells, Hratya felt that she wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

Having already witnessed the Power of Abundance of Master Huang, she considered him the other half of the Goradya Project in this woman's heart.

Master Huang's cells are the first-class advanced synthetic material, followed by Sea Creatures.

The Aegir's physical condition was far too weak compared to the Sea Creatures.

Having already witnessed perfect beings, how could Hratya possibly accept that her child would grow up to be an ordinary person?

While Hera personally educated them in terms of intellect, they had to build the most solid physical foundation.

But she didn't want to give birth to a monster.

Sea Creatures's genes are also perfect, but this may affect his IQ.

6. [Dear Hratya Heratia, your inbox received over twenty love letters yesterday. Would you like to respond appropriately?]

"A bunch of inferior creatures dare to try and touch my body. Help me refuse them."

3. After dealing with the trivial matters of life with the smart assistant, another idea popped into Hratya's mind.

Si's bold idea was:

Parthenogenesis.

Sargol's technology can now indeed cultivate Goradya using his own cells.

However, perhaps due to the immaturity of the technology, children born through this method often suffer from various genetic diseases and almost never live to adulthood.

Therefore, in Sargol, parthenogenesis has always been prohibited for use on citizens.

Hratya's original plan was to have Goradya undergo the Deep Sea Hunter's surgery after she came of age.

However, due to the intrusion of someone, Hratya's mind and body have completely rejected any genes other than those of Master Huang, and she will not allow any inferior genes to enter her body.

Sea Creatures might be a good choice, but Sea Creatures cells also give her a psychological fastidiousness.

At the same time, there are certain risks involved in the body, so it is best to undergo Deep Sea Hunter modification after adulthood, so as not to affect the mother.

So Hratya believed that since everything was already imperfect, she might as well create a child that truly belonged to her.

He decided to use all of his own genes as a blueprint to create a vessel for Goradya.

After the daughter is born and reaches adulthood, she will undergo Deep Sea Hunter modification surgery.

The absence of any interference means that Goradya will not have a father in the future, but it also ensures her loyalty.

Because she could only rely on her mother after she was born.

"Let's do it this way. Even if we don't have any physical advantages, at least it will belong to us wholeheartedly."

[Whether or not you want to use your own cells for culturing, which could potentially result in Ms. Goradya being born with various genetic diseases, is something I do not support according to Sargol's laws.]

Hratya once again completely ignored the system warnings; her thinking was nearing the edge of morality.

"Goradya, my child, can you surprise me? Can you defeat that man?"

In order to eliminate as many defects as possible from parthenogenesis, Hratya devoted the next ten years to gene editing of herself.

I hope to give birth to a near-perfect child in the future.

At this moment, Huang Cao was unaware that Hratya's thinking was approaching madness.

But whether he knew it or not, he would choose to personally bring the Little Swordfish to his side more than 20 years later.

After all, everything about this woman was based on the premise that Huang Cao didn't know that there was such a person as Goradya.

So unfortunately, this was destined to be a farce that left people both laughing and crying, at least for Hratya.

They noticed that a woman in the deep sea was no longer making any movements.

On the third day after Huang Cao returned to the sea in Hratya, it realized that its three Seed had entered three completely new vessels.

"It seems this woman has given up. It would have been better if she had done so sooner."

His mind connected to the three Seed that had been distributed, and he discovered that these Seed had been fed to three completely unconscious carriers.

In other words, Sargol has now developed the technology to breed unconscious Deep Sea Hunter.

However, Huang Cao believes that this technology should have been phased out by Sargol long ago.

After all, the Deep Sea Hunter that appear in future storylines are basically all created through post-natal modifications.

It seems there are no Aegir who are born as Deep Sea Hunter.

"The Great Silence has been going on for almost a year now. It's time to wrap things up. If this continues, people will starve to death instead of being eaten by the fish."

Chapter 353 Invaders? Saviors?

In Terra Calendar 1038, one year after the Great Silence.

Because of the incompetence and dereliction of duty by the Iberia nobility, they developed an inhumane attitude comparable to that of the Victorians.

During that year, the king and his administration fled inland.

Unscrupulous nobles used their powerful armies to levy grain from various regions, and even resorted to outright robbery.

This caused widespread public resentment, but before the people along the coast could organize a rebellion, the Sea Creatures spread to the land, instantly causing everyone to lose everything.

Most of Iberia's arable land was located in the coastal areas, and the king's extravagance and waste along the way, coupled with the material shortages that slowed down the procession's progress, contributed to the situation.

So, six months after the Great Silence broke out, a group of Sea Creatures quickly caught up with the Iberian King, who was still on the run, and swallowed them all.

This marked the end of Iberia's golden age.

The king died, plunging the world into an era of utter chaos.

All nations stood idly by in the face of Iberia's devastation, and even the benevolent Theresia showed a ruthless side at this moment.

Because she knew that kindness needed to be based on self-interest; otherwise, everything could become leverage for extortion.

Finally, a year later, after nearly 70% of the Iberia had died, Huang Cao led his army across the Iberia border.

At this time, the Great Silence was nearing its end, but the suffering of the Iberia had only just begun.

What does it look like when a country's Order collapses?

Monsters are certainly terrifying, but human nature is even more terrifying.

Since there was no production for a year, most of the grain was consumed by Sea Creatures and the king.

After the disaster ended, several large-scale famines broke out in the Iberia border region, taking away more than a million people in just seven days.

Countless Iberia with somewhat special bloodlines turned to banditry, ravaging their compatriots who had just survived the disaster.

It was only then that the Iberia realized that Sea Creatures wasn't the only one in the world who ate people.

7 But soon the Iberia's savior will arrive.

Unfortunately, it wasn't Saint Carmen, nor Grand Inquisitor Caglio, but the powerful Utopian Empire.

9 Ironically, Iberia's mess has reached a point where only drastic measures can salvage it.

This was undoubtedly a war of aggression. Huang Cao's army did not use the guise of humanitarian aid; their aim was conquest.

What he wanted was the country of Iberia, not a good reputation of his own.

Huang Cao wants both a good reputation and profits!

Although, strictly speaking, Huang Cao's army was engaged in acts of aggression, it was not actually there for exploitation, but rather for genuine salvation.

Some despicable countries that used the banner of civilization as a beacon of civilization to engage in plunder are no match for Utopia.

Today, at least half of the Iberia have become bandits who wreak havoc in the region.

Unable to profit from these activities, these individuals have begun to spread to neighboring countries.

Meanwhile, powerful Iberia in various regions established themselves as warlords in the mountains.

Regardless of whether they had the blood of the Iberian King or not, they all claimed to have that title.

These so-called titles are like a fierce but cold campfire, constantly attracting ignorant people who yearn for Order.

Why did Iberia fail to rebuild a nearly as strong authoritarian Order in the decades following the disaster?

It's not just because the land ravaged by the Sea Creatures is uncultivable, but also because of human greed.

It wasn't until ordinary people got close to the fire that they realized the campfire wasn't attracting them to provide warmth, but rather to turn them into its fuel.

This means continuing the exploitation by the Iberia nobility.

The Huang Cao fleet swept through Iberia's defenses with lightning speed, almost instantly.

The Iberia army, now completely transformed into bandits, was like rotten wood and decaying grass, utterly unable to withstand the onslaught of the industrial Great Beast.

The day after the fleet entered Iberia.

Huang Cao summoned the Legion Commander on his ship and issued orders to them one by one.

"This operation is different from the past. The main purpose is to eliminate bandits rather than large-scale Antimatter Legion operations. Therefore, we must pay more attention to the use of firepower and try not to harm the wounded Iberia."

"What if we encounter residents who scramble and resist?" a Legion Commander asked.

Huang Cao didn't think too much about it. "If they're going to use a kitchen knife to cut your armor, just bear with it for now. Remember, although we are invaders, we are attacking as saviors."

"The key is to eradicate the bandits in Iberia. These leaders may have something special about them. They may possess large-scale destructive Originium Arts, or they may even be the royal family of Iberia."

"If conditions permit, we can accept their surrender first, and then conduct a public trial after we've all been tricked into coming to us, putting all these bandit leaders to the guillotine!"

"As for the next troop deployment, we are still thousands of kilometers away from the former capital of Iberia, and we will not be able to reach it for a while. For the time being, let's ignore the bandit leaders in the surrounding mountains and let them gloat for a few more days."

Why let these bad guys go free?

Shouldn't the game be finished sooner rather than later?

Because Utopia's main task now is to establish a powerful regime that can support everything as quickly as possible.

At the same time, the controlled area should gradually expand outwards from the Iberia capital, like a spider web.

Moreover, the only participant in this war was Utopia, without the assistance of any other countries, and Huang Cao only brought out half of his army.